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Q: Are smooth muscles fast or slow?
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What are the muscles that are slow in contraction and relaxation?

smooth muscle


How are the short length and slow movement in muscles like digestive organs?

The muscles in organs are called smooth muscle. Smooth muscle has short length and slow movement. It is involuntary unlike skeletal muscle.


What are the three muscle fiber types?

Type 1 (slow twitch oxidative) , type 2a (fast twitch oxidative) and type 2b (fast twitch glycolytic).


Do marathon runners use fast twitch or slow twitch muscles?

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Do cheetahs have mostly slow-twitch or fast-twitch muscles?

Fast twitch fibers


What type of muscles do long jumpers have?

fast-twitch NOT slow-twitch


Do all human muscles contain fast and slow muscle fibers?

Yes Such as in weight traning if you train your fast twitch you will recover faster but fast is more muscle strength not really size if your looking for size in muscles go with slow twitch


What is the function of the muscle cells in the stomach?

Smooth muscles produce a slow movement of the stomach mixing the contents. This muscle is not voluntary as you do not have to think about it as you do with your legs and arm muscles.


Can you contract your smooth and cardiac muscles on purpose?

Smooth Muscles can, but Cardiac Muscles can not.


What is the quickness of muscle called?

I think you are thinking of fast twitch muscles. There are two kinds fast twitch and slow twitch.


When motor is in gear it is very slow when in neutral it is fast and smooth?

check your gearbox, it might be clogged or something


Are smooth muscles involuntary muscles?

yes. The smooth muscles (e.g. in the digestive tract) are involuntary.